"Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers is a documentary television programme series exploring the world of the Eddie Stobart haulage company. The first broadcast of each episode is on Channel 5 on Friday evenings at 8 pm. ""Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers"" features some of the day-to-day activities of the Stobart Group, the UK logistics company, with a particular focus on its Eddie Stobart road haulage division. This highly popular observational documentary featuring haulage firm Eddie Stobart shows Stobart’s Haulage, Rail and Air divisions. The programme joins the drivers as they take on the challenges of"
"commemorate long serving employees. The practice has been expanded to cover other Stobart vehicles, including their sponsored sports cars and the Stobart Rail locomotive ""Eddie the Engine"". With the expansion of the fleet, names have become harder to choose, and the fleet now features ""Tuula Karina"" (Finnish), ""Angharrad"" (Welsh), ""Anstice"" and ""Saoirse Erin"" (Irish, meaning 'Free Ireland'). Currently the vehicles with the shortest and longest names are ""Nia"" and ""Gladys Duchess of Overton"", both on Scania R 420s. There are some exceptions to the female naming convention (including Eddie the Engine). In 2005, in celebration of twenty years of ""Transformers"","
"Curly Lawrence Lillian ""Curly"" Lawrence, known as LBSC, was one of Britain's most prolific and well known model or scale-steam-locomotive designers. LBSC were the initials of Britain's London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. LBSC, “Curly” to his friends, was born 27 September 1883 and christened William Morris Benjamin later changing his surname to Mathieson when his father changed the family name. After 1902 William changed his name to Lillian Lawrence; why he chose a female name is unclear, however he was nicknamed ""Dolly"" at school by account of his long, blond, curly hair, and was pictured on occasion, wearing female"
"a UK Superbrand by Superbrands Ltd. The tradition of naming Eddie Stobart lorry cabins with female names, combined with a very distinctive livery, has led members of the general public to ""collect"" sightings of Stobart lorries. This has occurred to the extent that a fan club was formed, eventually supported by the company which arranges depot tours and lorry rides, and sells model lorries etc. Since the takeover of Eddie Stobart by WA Developments in 2004 and its subsequent listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2007, Stobart has taken to a high-profile sponsorship programme, including: Stobart Group Stobart Group"
"orange livery, and named after female employees. The locomotives are primarily used on engineering trains originating from Eastleigh and Tonbridge. The former company First GBRf purchased 73208 and repainted it into BR Blue. In early 2009 73207 was repainted in Large Logo Blue and used for shunting duties in Whitemoor Yard. First GBRf also acquired 73141, 73212 and 73213, with all three painted in the new First Group livery; however, 73212 lacks the FirstGroup logo. 73141 was named 'Charlotte' in July 2009, which was known for being named twice in February 2009. Now operated by the Eurotunnel Group, the trains"
"and each cab was fitted with duplicate driving controls. In due course all eight locomotives were re-boilered, increasing their working weight from . On delivery the locomotives were unnamed and it was suggested that they be named after the Directors' daughters. Locomotive No.1 was named """"Isabel"""" after the daughter of R.H. Johnstone of Bawnboy House, the longest serving director of the C&LR. No.8 """"Queen Victoria"""" lost her nameplates under, what were described as, 'patriotic' circumstances in 1923. The plates were eventually found and the C&L insisted they should be restoring to the locomotive, however within a few days they again"
"(mostly Escorts) to Britain. The Cork plant closed in 1984. The Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 was a landmark labour-relations dispute in the United Kingdom. The strike began on 7 June 1968, when women sewing machinists at Dagenham plant walked out and were later followed by the machinists at Halewood Body & Assembly plant. The women were responsible for car seat covers and their strike eventually led to a complete halt to all car production. The Dagenham sewing machinists walked out when, as part of a regrading exercise, they were informed that their jobs were graded in Category B"
"England for excursions. Many of these vehicles were named for famous people or locations; this particular omnibus is named after Grace Darling, a popular maritime heroine who was responsible for the dramatic rescue of survivors from a shipwreck off the coast of England in 1838. This omnibus was operated by the Huntress family who owned a livery business in South Berwick, Maine from the 1860s to 1904 before being acquired by the St. Paul's school to transport athletic teams to sporting events. The Gypsy Wagon (1860–1885) was accessioned into the collection in 1955. Gypsy wagons, sometimes called vardos, were used"
"DB Cargo UK DB Cargo UK, formerly DB Schenker Rail UK and English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS), is a British rail freight company headquartered in Doncaster, England. The company was founded in 1995 as North & South Railways, acquiring five of the six freight companies sold during the privatisation of British Rail, becoming the UK market leader in rail freight transportation. In November 2007, EWS was sold to Deutsche Bahn, and in January 2009 rebranded as DB Schenker. In March 2016 it was rebranded as DB Cargo UK. In 1988, British Rail's (BR) freight operations were split into two"
"the service name ""Halifax"" upon its acceptance. This name followed the practice of naming heavy bombers after major towns – in this case, Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In September 1941, a production Halifax Mk.I participated in an official naming ceremony of the type, officiated by Lord Halifax and Lady Halifax. Series production of the Halifax began at Handley Page's factory at Cricklewood and at English Electric's site in Samlesbury, Lancashire. In order to speed up production, Handley Page implemented several new manufacturing techniques, including two pioneering approaches: photo-lofting and split construction. In the latter capacity, each Halifax"
"more female names, after complaints that the system had been too male-dominated up to that point. For a year one of the buses had been named after local historian and journalist Adam Trimingham. As of August 2016 the fleet consists of 326 buses and coaches. Brighton & Hove (bus company) Brighton & Hove operates most bus services in the city of Brighton and Hove in southern England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group. Brighton & Hove was established in 1884 as Brighton, Hove and Preston United Omnibus Company. In 1916, Thomas Tilling took over the company and replaced"
"units to be rescued quicker. The Class 57s are also used when engineering works force Pendolino services to run over non-electrified diversionary routes. Virgin Trains has named its entire fleet of Pendolinos. The majority carry promotional names such as ""Virgin Valiant"", ""Virgin Crusader"" and ""Virgin King"", while some trains have received traditional names, such as ""City of London"" and ""City of Liverpool"". The names are carried on the 696xx vehicle. However, during the repainting programme which commenced in September 2017 with 390010 most units are being de-named and their cast plates are being removed; some have received edited/new ""nameplates"" on"
"the only female locomotive character in the Railway Series who is not standard gauge. She has also been seen on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway: her real-life counterpart, Shelagh of Eskdale, has been dressed-up with a face to represent her at ""Day out with Thomas"" events, whereas formerly they named her ""BoCoBo"", after the locomotive's wheel arrangement. Sigrid of Arlesdale is named after the Sudrian heroine of the same name, who lived in the Dark Ages and helped sack the invading Normans. The railway has a number of passenger carriages for tourist traffic. The original coaches, which were a mixture"
"new. The coachbuilder and seller was Hooper & Co. (Coachbuilder) Ltd, 54 St James Street, Piccadilly, London SW1. In addition she uses several lesser cars for more common occasions. Noteworthy are Krone (Crown) 1, 2 and 5, which are all Daimler DS420 eight-seater limousines made in 1970, 1989 (purchased in 1994 with 1500 km on the clock) and 1986. There was also a Bentley Arnage which has been replaced by a Bentley Mulsanne in 2012. The name Krone with a number, like Krone 121, refers to the license plate used when carrying members of the Danish Royal Family inside Denmark."
"the other company West Coast Railways however only operate steam locos which are fitted with air brakes. DB Cargo UK DB Cargo UK, formerly DB Schenker Rail UK and English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS), is a British rail freight company headquartered in Doncaster, England. The company was founded in 1995 as North & South Railways, acquiring five of the six freight companies sold during the privatisation of British Rail, becoming the UK market leader in rail freight transportation. In November 2007, EWS was sold to Deutsche Bahn, and in January 2009 rebranded as DB Schenker. In March 2016 it"
"the British rail haulage firm English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) in 2007, and from 1 January 2009 the logistics operations of the companies DB-Schenker, Railion, EWS, and Transfesa were all combined under the DB Schenker brand name. Since 2016, the UK operation has operated under the DB Cargo UK brand name. DB Schenker now is the biggest freight operator in the United Kingdom, and also operates the British Royal Train used by Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family. Schenker AG and its many subsidiaries handle worldwide logistics operations including Land Transport, Air and Ocean Freight as well as"
"of its popularity to its adoption by the haulier Eddie Stobart. Tautliner Tautliner or curtainsider is used as a generic name for curtain sided trucks/trailers. It is the trade name of commercial vehicles built by Boalloy of Congleton, Cheshire, England. The curtains are on runners, top and bottom, and can be pulled back and forklifts used all along the sides for easy and efficient loading and unloading. When closed for travel, vertical load retaining straps are tightened between the runners, hence the 'Tautliner' name, which stop the curtain from drumming in the wind and also retain the load from slipping"
"built over 150 mainly on Daimler chassis. The relationship with the Daimler business was close. In July 1897 two lady journalists from ""The Gentlewoman"" were driven by Arthur Mulliner in a Daimler (the 75 miles) from Northampton to their offices in Arundel Street, off the Strand in London. They reported the sensation to be like ""tobogganing or riding on a switchback railway"". They asked Mulliner why he called the car ""she"", he said because ""it took a man to manage her"". To prove Mulliner wrong they both took the controls during the journey south. Business boomed during the 1920s with"
"March 2016, DB Schenker was rebranded as DB Cargo throughout Europe. Since 1995, the amount of freight carried on the railways has increased sharply due to increased reliability and competition, as well as new international services. Major road haulage operations such as the Stobart Group and WH Malcolm move goods by rail, hauling supplies from Asda and Tesco. Morrisons also uses rail freight, as does Marks & Spencer and many more retailers. A symbolic loss to the rail freight industry in Great Britain was the custom of the Royal Mail, which from 2004 discontinued use of its 49-train fleet, and"
"issues ""Hackney Carriage"" medallions to its taxi operators. 'Hackney' is derived from the village name Hackney (now part of London). Hackney supplied horses from its surrounding meadows. The word was once thought to be an anglicized derivative of French ""haquenée"" — a horse of medium size recommended for lady riders. The place-name, through its fame for its horses and horse-drawn carriages, is also the root of the Spanish word ""jaca"", a term used for a small breed of horse and the Sardinian achetta horse. The first documented hackney coach—the name later extended to the newer and smaller carriages—operated in London"
"names, which in the vast majority of cases had the prefix 'Clan'. Their funnel markings were black with two red bands divided by narrow black band, and they flew the house flag, which was a rectangular red flag bearing a white diamond with a red rampant lion in the centre. It was one of the shipping companies commemorated by the Merchant Navy class of Southern Railway locomotives. Locomotive number 35028 built in 1948 carries the name ""Clan Line"" and is currently maintained in fully operational condition for hauling excursion trains on the UK's national railway system. Clan Line The Clan"
"companies"" such as Grunwick. In 1973, there had been a previous dispute over union recognition at Grunwick, and a number of workers who joined the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) were subsequently laid off. Shirley Williams described it as employing ""a great many Asian women on fairly long hours and pretty low wages"" – the average pay at Grunwick was £28/week while the average national wage was £72/week and the average full-time wage for a female manual worker in London was £44/week. Overtime was compulsory and often no prior notice would be given. Of the company's 440 employees, 80%"
"the end of each advert. The TV adverts have led to numerous parodies including We Hatch Any Egg and We Buy Any Cat. We Buy Any Car undertakes regular industry related research. In late 2010, it released research highlighting the reduction in car maintenance skills amongst UK males. At the beginning of 2011, We Buy Any Car completed research into the most commonly used car names; concluding that the most common car name is 'Betty'. In March 2012, through analysis of more than 410,000 cars purchased, webuyanycar.com discovered that in 2012 for the first time, more women than men sold"
"named after Scottish regiments. Locomotive 5155 carried the name ""The Queen's Edinburgh"" for only two years during the Second World War. Some sources have noted that no photographic confirmation of this naming is extant, although this is neither unique to the class, nor unexpected given restrictions on photography during wartime. The evidence for the naming of the locomotive is set out in full in various sources. 45401 was the first Black Five to be withdrawn from stock in 1961 following a collision at Warrington, although the boiler was re-used and actually lasted to the end of steam on BR. The"
"Tautliner Tautliner or curtainsider is used as a generic name for curtain sided trucks/trailers. It is the trade name of commercial vehicles built by Boalloy of Congleton, Cheshire, England. The curtains are on runners, top and bottom, and can be pulled back and forklifts used all along the sides for easy and efficient loading and unloading. When closed for travel, vertical load retaining straps are tightened between the runners, hence the 'Tautliner' name, which stop the curtain from drumming in the wind and also retain the load from slipping sideways. The company patented the concept in 1969, and credits much"
"women wearing trousers, as advocated by Mrs Amelia Bloomer. The widespread belief that they were awarded this nickname because they showed more of their wheels than earlier engines makes no sense: most earlier engines on the line had ""naked"" wheels. Another enduring myth is that until 1862 the Bloomers (and other Southern Division engines) were painted vermilion. They were not, although some were painted a very dark plum-red from 1861, before the standard livery reverted to green in the following year, and then changed to black from 1873. In April 1862 the Southern Division locomotives were renumbered into the all-LNWR"
"select locations like Appleby (most stops being done by either hydrants or roadside tankers) and the water troughs have long since disappeared. A large number of names were submitted in a competition run by the group which were constructing 2999 and the name that was chosen to be carried by the new engine was ""Lady of Legend"". Other names that were submitted in the competition to name the new engine included: ""Lady in Waiting"", ""Lady Diana"", ""Lady of Lourdes"", ""Saint Dai"", ""Prince Charles"", ""John Betjeman"" & ""Phoenix"". A full list of names sent in for the competition can be viewed"
"of British firemen who contributed to the humanitarian effort following the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Virgin Group has used the series in branding its services: Virgin Atlantic operates a Boeing 747-400 airliner named ""Lady Penelope"", while Virgin Trains owns a fleet of locomotives that are all named after main characters and vehicles and used specifically to ""rescue"" broken-down trains. A mimed stage show, ""Thunderbirds: F.A.B."", has toured internationally and popularised a staccato style of movement known colloquially as the """"Thunderbirds"" walk"". The production has periodically been revived as ""Thunderbirds: F.A.B. – The Next Generation"". Cover versions of ""The ""Thunderbirds"" March"" have"
"requisitioned in 1943 by the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Don, In 1945, she was returned to her previous owners and renamed ""Irish Hazel"". Sold in 1949 and renamed Uman, she served until 1960 when she ran aground and was wrecked. ""Noemijulia"", originally named ""Barlby"", was built in 1895 by Ropner & Son Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. ""Barlby"" was built for R Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Yard number 312, she was launched on 4 October 1895 and completed in November. The United Kingdom Official Number 99728 was allocated. ""Barlby"" was long, with a beam"
"company developed a mass production method that no other company could match, thereby achieving an advantage over other firms. The subject matter that inspired fairings varies widely and provides an interesting insight into the popular culture of the Victorian era. Popular songs and music hall numbers inspire some of them, such as ""Jenny Jones and Ned Morgan"" and ""Champagne Charlie is my name"". Others commemorate notable people or buildings such as Ladies of Llangollen (relating to the scandalous affair of Lady Eleanor Butler and Lady Sarah Ponsonby) or ""The Model of Laxey"" (the Laxey Wheel on the Isle of Mann,"
"(a local scrapman) at the behest of the then manager Bill Jackson. The surviving pony truck was for many years at the end of Birkenhead Siding at Port Erin with ""No. 4 Try These"" chalked on it, and is currently in store as a final reminder of the only engine to not exist in one form or another. The third of the original trio was to have been named ""Viking"" originally, but the name was changed to honour the name of a director of the company Sir John Pender and it wouldn't be until over a century later in 1993"
"bombers to be named after landlocked cities. Great Western Railways ""Iron Duke"" Class locomotives were named after Wellington, including one of the 1847 originals which was named ""Iron Duke"" and lent its name to the class. It was withdrawn in 1871, and a replica built in 1985 for the National Railway Museum to exhibit. The Duke of Wellington's picture featured on the reverse of Series D (Pictoral Series) £5 banknotes issued by the Bank of England (11 November 1971 – 29 November 1991), along with a scene from the Battle of Waterloo. Beef Wellington gets its name from the general"
"Automotive division (the new name for Autologic) to BCA saying there was no room for growth anymore in the uk market. Eddie Stobart Ltd still retain the European division of the old Autologic business which now operates under Stobart Automotive Europe Autologic had the following divisions in the trucking industry Autologic car transporters Sensible Automotive car transporters Walon transport but in 2012 the names were just names on lorries as the company became known as Stobart Automotive (a division of Stobart Group) Autologic Autologic Holdings plc (trading as Autologic) is the UK's leading vehicle logistics company based in Northampton, England."